Penn in the News

Kent Smetters of the Wharton School comments on a forecasting tool that estimates what will happen as a result of Donald Trump’s plan to deport undocumented workers.

Law student Sarah Hughes writes about her experience as a winter Olympics athlete and the significance of role models.

David Skeel of the Law School co-authors an article about revising what it means for banks to file for bankruptcy.

Academic prioritization, on its face, sounds innocuous. Who in academe wouldn’t want to prioritize academics? Yet the term has taken on a negative connotation, with some faculty members who have gone through the process saying it feels more like The Hunger Games than anything aimed at improving educational quality. At the same time, administrative proponents of prioritization say it’s their duty to assess the viability of academic programs to safeguard the future of the institution.

Katherine Kuchenbecker of the School of Engineering and Applied Science comments on the wrist being a good location for delivering touch cues.

A project called “The Gambia Goat Diary” conducted by Corey Spies and Brianna Parsons of the School of Veterinary Medicine is featured.

Hillary Clinton’s stance on public higher education — that every American student should be able to graduate from college debt free and, in millions of cases, tuition free — marks the first time that such a bold, expansive proposal has been put forth by a major party’s presidential nominee. This proposition could not come at a more crucial time. As Clinton proposes, and as President Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders have said, we must expand college access like never before and solve the problem of staggering student-loan debt once and for all.

Collaborative research from Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences about the media depiction of a divided political scene is cited.

David Skeel of the Law School comments on reviewing Donald Trump’s casino bankruptcy cases.

Michael Perlis of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests the best approach to recover from insomnia.